MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Miami Heat are coming to Memphis on Friday to take on the Grizzlies at FedExForum.

But one player will not be with the team. Heat guard Terry Rozier was among dozens of those arrested in a federal gambling case.

With this being the opening week for the NBA, some people are calling it one of the biggest scandals in NBA history.

Sports betting has been expanding across the country.

Thursday morning, three notable names hit the TV screens, but not for a good thing. Head coach and former NBA player Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat star Terry Rozier and former Vancouver Grizzlies player Damon Jones were all arrested for multiple charges of wire fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling.

Action News 5’s Jared Thomas talked with a professor and the executive direct

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